A tertiary oil recovery method called "microbial enhanced oil recovery" is used to recover trapped oil from wells more effectively or in greater quantities. Compared to other enhanced oil recovery techniques, the microbes used in microbial EOR techniques are biodegradable and therefore are thought to be environmentally friendly. This has led to the technology's widespread acceptance.
Due to increased global R&D efforts and the implementation of projects for microbial enhanced oil recovery, the Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Market recovery is anticipated to experience significant growth. For instance, in 2018, the offshore Clair Ridge enhanced oil recovery project was deployed by ConocoPhillips in conjunction with its partners BP, Chevron, and Shell. This project was based on the idea of low salinity water injection.
